Fastening device for ironing-boards.



No. 826,748. PATENTED JULY 24, 1906. G. L. RBEVE.

FASTENING DEVICE FOR IRONING BOARDS. APPLIOATION FILFD APR. 26, 1905.

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a board by ently of each other in a groove; but this conof their finalpositions.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. I

GEORGE 'L. REEVE, oF- CORTLAND, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO'REEVE. MANU FACTURING 00., OF CORTLAND, NEW YORKQA CORPORATION OF NEW YORK. I

FASTENING DEVICE Fo'n lRONlN G-B OARDS.

Cortland, in the county of Cortland and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fastening Devices for Ironing-Boards, of which the following is a specification.

.y invention relates to ironin -boards, and more articularly to fastening cl evices therefor. uch boards have previous to my invention been provided with grooves and with covers held in but these cor s have not been held in place by wedglng action. It is also true thatgarments to be ironed have been held in place on removable keys acting independstructionis not that hereinafter described and claimed.

Referring to the drawings accom anying "and forming part of this application, igure 1.

1s a erspective view of an ironing-board to wine my fastening dcviceis applied Fig. 2- 1s an enlarged vertical sectional view through the point of fastening. Fig. 3 is a detail view in perspective of the several elements of the device shown for clearness somewhat outof l s an ironing-board comprising a supportlng 'board 2, a spacing and sustainin member 3, and the ironing-board proper,- 4, al

firmly fastened togetherbysuitable means, as a bolt and nut, which need not be shown. 5

is a groove running around the side or edge,

preferably vertical, of said ironing-board ,4

and designed to hold a portion of the element to be fastened to the board-in this case the flexible cover 6, preferably of cloth. The groove is shown as rectangular in cross-section, and this is'the most suitable but not the necessary shape.

auxiliary covering usual in 7 is the pad or It may be of any suitable ironing-boards.

' material'dand may even be dispensed with altogether where thlckf k e 1 J. 8 is afastener and is preferably, as shown, a

"the cover 6 is sufficiently relatively flexible-cord, twine, wire, or rope, I which holds the cover 6 in positionby clamp- Speciflcation of Letters Patent. Application filed April 26. 1906. flerial No. 257.418.

lace by cords in said grooves;

Patented July 24, 1906.

width of the groove that when the cord is drawn taut and its ends 9 10 are pulled past eachother and forced into substantially the same vertical plane they wedge tightly against each other and the sides 11 12 of the groove and hold the cord 8 and the cover 6 firmly in place. I

The manner of applying-this fastening is simple and should be obvious from the drawings and the above description. Briefly, however, it is as follows: The auxiliary pad 7 is fastened to the board by any suitable means. The cover 6 is then placed over the-same, its edges projecting down over the edges or sides of the board 4. .The' cord or twineis then forced into the groove 5, carrying in with it a portion of the cover 6, the cover is smoothed carefully, the ends of the cords are drawn taut past each other, so that two thicknesses of cord are forced parallel to each other into subst'antially the same vertical plane, the

ends of the cord are then cut off at a suitable distance from the oint of fastening and tucked in firmly, an the superfluous ortion of the cover below the cord 18 remove with a sharp knife. to conceal the cord,a perfectly sightly and neat appearance as well as a firm fastening is secured. V

The extreme simplicity, cheapness, and

efficiency of the device commend 1t.

' at I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is'- 1. An ironing-board comprisingabase having a groove, a cover for said base, and continuous means surrounding said base and adapted by wedging action at a portion only of the groove to hold the cover in position.

I 2. In an ironing-board, a base having a groove,.a coverfor said base, a cord having its ends forced past each other into substantially the same plane in said groove, to hold sai cord and cover firmly to said base.

3.11 an ironing-board, a base, a groovein the side or edge of the same, an element to be As the groove is deep enoughfastened to said base, fastening means holdso as to wedge the cover against the sides of to ,ing said element to said groove and having the groove.

two substantially parallel separable wedging. Signed b me at Cogtland, New York, this portions cofffiperafing with the sides of the 18th dayo April, 190 5 groove to e ect t is new t. I a

g. In an ironing-board, a base having a GEORGE ,REEVE v groove therein, a cover, and relatively fiexi- Witnesses:

le means to hold said cover to said base, said HAROLD W. NICHOLS, means having its ends drawn past each other OLIVER O. MUNsY. 

